NC-2025-007↗

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (CATS) A DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY IS REQUESTING $30823447 WITH A LOCAL MATCH OF $26459279 FROM THE FY2023 BUS AND BUS FACILITIES GRANT TO CONTINUE FULFILLING THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES PLANS FOR LOWER EMISSIONS VEHICLES ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. ; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: CATS PROPOSES A REPLACEMENT OF OLD DIESEL BUSES WITH 15 BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES (BEBS) AND 16 HYBRID ELECTRIC DIESEL BUSES (TOTAL OF 31 BUSES) THE ADDITION OF 15 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ONE NATURAL GAS GENERATOR TO LOWER EMISSIONS BY REPLACING AN EXISTING DIESEL GENERATOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT (EAM) SOFTWARE SYSTEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO TRAIN ADDITIONAL TECHNICIANS AND OPERATORS ON BEBS AND TOOLING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: REPLACING MY2003 BUSES WITH NEW BUSES WILL INCREASE SERVICE RELIABILITY AND GREATLY REDUCE INSTANCES OF BREAKDOWN. THIS WILL HELP PREVENT SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS AND MINIMIZE TIME IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EMPLOYEES RIDERS AND OTHER ROAD USERS. BEBS AND HYBRIDS ALSO EXPOSE THE PUBLIC TO NO OR REDUCED AIR POLLUTION RESPECTIVELY WHICH MAY DECREASE INSTANCES OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY EFFECTS DUE TO EXPOSURE. ADDITIONALLY BEBS DECREASED NOISE FOOTPRINT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BUS DECREASES NOISE POLLUTION AND MAY MAKE IMPORTANT OR EMERGENCY NOISES MORE IDENTIFIABLE. FURTHER ELECTRIC VEHICLES HAVE LOWER CHANCE OF FIRE THAN INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES HAVE LOWER OR NO CHANCE OF ACCIDENTAL BURN DURING MAINTENANCE DUE TO LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND HAVE DECREASED CHANCE OF HAZARDOUS EVENTS DURING FUELING OR REPAIR. OVER 50% OF THE CATS FLEET HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE. REPLACING OLDER BUSES WILL GREATLY REDUCE ROAD-CALLS AND BREAKDOWNS IN TURN REDUCING CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS. FURTHER REPLACING THESE OLDER BUSES WILL REDUCE TECHNICIAN HOURS DEDICATED TO UNSCHEDULED WORK REDUCE DOWNTIME FOR BETTER SERVICE MINIMIZE TIME IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC DURING A BREAKDOWN AND IMPROVE RIDER EXPERIENCE. THESE OUTDATED VEHICLES ALSO HAVE PARTS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES DUE TO LACK OF OEM PARTS LEADING TO ADDITIONAL DOWNTIME AND INCREASED COSTS WHILE SEEKING SECONDARY VENDORS. THIS ALSO CREATES INVENTORY CHALLENGES WITH EITHER INABILITY TO PROCURE PARTS OR A NEED TO OVERSTOCK PARTS BECAUSE OF UNPREDICTABLE AVAILABILITY. THESE ISSUES ALSO AFFECT THE DIESEL GENERATOR WE ARE REQUESTING TO REPLACE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE CATS EMPLOYEES LOCAL RIDERSHIP LOCAL COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE

Project Grant (B) · Federal Transit Administration · to City of Charlotte (UEI Y84GJESBH8W5) · data as of 2026-09-29

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